Stamp-distributing device.



H. BARRY. STAMP DISTRIBUTING DEVICE. APPLIOATION FILED rnn.2a,1907.

909,861. Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

HENRY BARRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STAMP-DISTRIBUTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application filed February 28, 1907. Serial No. 359,824.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BARRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Stamp-Distributing Device, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a stamp distributing device.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and eflicient device, designed to hold a quantity of stamps, and adapted to enable the same to be readily fed outward and torn oif.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character, adapted to be made of a size to be carried in the vest pocket, and capable also of being advantageously employed in larger sizes for vending stamps.

WVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stamp distributing device, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the device being open. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially on the line l-A of Fig. 3, the stamp actuating pin being removed.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

The stamp distributing device is provided with a substantially rectangular casing, constructed of sheet metal, or other suitable material, and composed of sections 1 and 2, hinged together at one side of the casing, the hinge joint 3 being composed of registering eyes and a suitable pintle. The section 2, which is provided with side and end walls operates in the nature of a cover for the section 1, which is provided with front and rear end walls 4 and 5 and an outer side of the casing and which is provided with suitable catches 7 for engaging the contiguous side wall of the other section 2 of the casing, when the latter is closed. The catch consists of partially coiled or rolled portions of the side wall 6, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

The section 1 of the casing is provided at its rear portion with longitudinal partitions 8, consisting preferably of strips of sheet metal and forming side walls of a stamp receiving chamber or compartment 9, in which the stamps are held by means of a spring 10. The spring 10, which extends longitudinally of the stamp receiving chamber or compartment, is suitably secured at its rear end to the rear end wall of the section 1, and its front or engaging end 11 is bent at an angle to present its edge to the stamps 12, which are arranged in a single continuous strip or row and folded back and forth, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. One or more stamps may be arranged in each fold, and the point of the spring engages the stamps beyond the bulk or folded layers of the stamps for holding the same back within the stamp compartment, and to enable the stamps to be fed outwardly one at a time. The spaces 13 and 14 at opposite sides of the stamp receiving chamber may be advantageously employed for holding additional stamps, and for also holding a stamp actuating pin 15, hereinafter described.

The device is provided at its front or outer end with an outlet or discharge opening 16, through which the stamps are fed by the pin 15, provided with a suitable grip or handle 17 and adapted to be inserted through a perforation 18 of a slide 19. The slide 19 is provided at its ends with inwardly projecting approximately L-shaped arms 20, which extend through side slots 21 for engaging a spring-actuated stamp engaging plate or member 22. The section 1 of the casing is also provided with an intermediate longitudinal slot 23 to permit the pin to extend into the casing and to enable the pin to be moved longitudinally thereof for feeding the stamps outward.

The spring-actuated plate or member is angularly bent at opposite sides of its center to provide off-set side flanges 2%, and to form a central raised stampengaging porwall 6, which is cut away at the front half tion. The side portions of the stamp 1. The side portions 24 of the stamp-engaging plate or member are pierced and are movably mounted on headed pins or studs 27, which are rigid with the section '1 and which receive coiled springs 28. The coiled springs 28, which are disposed on the pins or studs, are interposed between the heads thereof and the side portions of the stampengaging plate or member, whereby the latter is yieldably maintained in engagement with the strip of stamps, arranged between it and the section 1. The side p r'tions 24; of the stamp-engaging plate or member are adapted to be depressed by the arms 20 of the slide 19 to release the stamps to permit the same to be moved outwardly by the pin 15. The slide is depressed by the handle of the pin, and is adapted to be moved outwardly by the pin in feeding a stamp through the discharge opening 16. The intermediate slot 23 is extended in advance of the side slots 21 to enable the pin, when removed from the slide 19, to be moved outwardly beyond the outer ends of the slots 21 for feeding the last stamp the desired distance. lVhen the pin is removed, and the slide is relieved of pressure, the springs will cause the plate or member 25 to automatically engage the stamps.

The section 2 is provided at the discharge opening 16 with an angularly disposed flange or portion 29, forming a fixed jaw adapted to engage the stamps at the trans verse perforations thereof, and in order to enable the stamp to bereadily torn off without pulling the remaining stamps outward, the section 1 is provided with a movable jaw 30, which cooperates with the relatively fixed jaw 29 and which is adapted to engage the stamps at the perforations thereof. The jaw 30, which is curyed in cross section, is provided at its inner side edge with eyes 31, and it is hinged to an eye 32 of the section 1 by means of a pintle 33. The pintle 33 is extended at one end to receive a coiled spring 3%, having terminal arms 35 and 36 engaging the section 1 and the inner faceof the movable jaw 30, respectively, and adapted to normally hold the movable jaw out of engagement with the fixed aw.

The device may be made either of a size to be carried in the vest pocket, or of a larger size for the sale of stamps, and the stamp feeding means may be duplicated, so that two or more stamps may be simultaneously discharged from the casing. The casing may be advantageously employed for displaying advertisements.

Having thus fully described my invention,

whatl'claim as "new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising a casing having a stamp receiving chamber and an outlet, means for holding a contlnuous strip or row of stamps folded backand forth one upon another within the chamber, the endof the stamps passing out through the outlet, a yieldably mounted .the chamber for holding a continuous strip or row of stamps folded back and forth one upon another, the end of the stamps passing out through the outlet, a yieldably mounted stamp engaging device located outside the said chamber to engage the strip of stamps and clamp the same againstthe wall of the chamber, and exteriorly operable means for engaging the said device for relieving the stamps of pressure, said means also serving to feed the stamps outward.

8. A device of the class described com prising a casing, a yieldably mounted stamp engaging device located within the casing, an exteriorly operable slide provided with means extending into the casing and engaging the stamp engaging device to relieve the stamps of pressure, and means movable with the slide for feeding the stamps outward.

4. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a stamp engaging plate or member yieldably mounted within the casing and having an intermediate stamp engaging portion, and an exteriorly arranged slide provided with means extending into the casing for engaging the plate or member. to

relieve the stamps of pressure. p

5. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a stamp-engaging plate or member yieldably mounted within the easing and having an intermediate stamp-engaging portion, and an exteriorly arranged slide provided with terminal arms extending into the casing'and arranged to engage the said plate or member at opposite sides of the intermediate portion thereof.

6. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a stamp-engaging plate or member arranged within the casing and having angularly bent side portions, studs carried by the casing and piercing the side portions, springs disposed on the studs and engaging the side portions .of the plate or member, and exteriorly operable means for engaging the said plate or member to relieve the stamps of pressure of the same.

7. A device of the class described comprising a casing provided with intermediate and side slots, an interiorly arranged stamp-engaging plate or member, an exteriorly arranged slide having arms or portions extending through the side slots for engaging the said plate or member, and a removable stamp-engaging device extending through the slide and operating in the intermediate slot.

8. A device of the class described comprising a stamp receiving casing having a slot, a yieldable plate or member mounted within the casing and arranged to clamp the stamps and having a slot registering with the said slot, a stamp engaging device operable through the said slots to feed the stamps, and means for engaging the plate or member to relieve the stamps of pressure during the feeding movement.

9. A device of the class described comprising a casing composed of hinged sections and having a discharge opening at one end, a fixed stamp engaging and separating jaw located at the discharge opening and carried by one of the sections, and an exteriorly arranged movable aw hinged to the other section at one end and cooperating with the fixed jaw for clamping a strip of stamps at the perforations thereof to enable the stamps to be torn off at the point where they are gripped, said movable jaw being carried by the hinged section when the casing is opened.

10. A device of the class described comprising a casing composed of hinged sections and having a discharge opening, a fixed stamp engaging and separating jaw located at the discharge opening and carried by one of the sections, a movable jaw hinged to the other section and cooperating with the fixed jaw for clamping a strip of stamps at the perforations thereof to enable the stamps to be torn off at the point where they are gripped, and a spring for holding the movable jaw normally out of engagement with the fixed jaw.

11. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing adapted to receive a continuous strip of stamps folded back and forth one upon another, a spring mounted within the casing and arranged to fit partially around the folded stamps for holding back the bulk of the stamps and to permit the latter to be fed outwardly one at a time beneath the front free end of the spring, which engages the stamps, means for feeding the stamps outwardly, and fixed and movable jaws provided on the casing in advance of the front end of the spring and between which jaws the free end of the strip of stamps is fed.

12. A device of the class described comprising a casing provided at one end with a discharge opening and composed of two sections hinged together at one side of the casing, said casing being also provided with a fixed jaw located at the discharge opening and carried by one of the sections of the casing, a movable jaw hinged at its inner end to the other section at the end thereof and carried by the same and cooperating with the fixed jaw, means for holding the sections of the casing in their closed position, a spring mounted within the casing and secured at one end and having its other end free, said spring being arranged for holding a continuous strip or row of stamps folded back and forth one upon another within the chamber, the end of the strip or row passing outward through the discharge opening and engaged by the free end of the spring, and means for feeding the stamps outward.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY BARRY.

WVitnesses:

WVM. F. KRAUTTER, CHAS. F. BROEHM. 

